Unit 9 Quiz Reconstruction

What was the goal of reconstruction for former Confederate states in the South?

• Readmit

• Rebuild

• Punish

• Both a and b

The Freedmen’s Bureau was set up to _________________.

• Make sure Southern soldiers got paid for their time in the war.

• Help the economy by building railways in the south.

• Help African Americans adjust to life after slavery.

Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan had only blacks setting up the government in the South-

• True

• False

The radical’s plan for reconstruction was more strict than Lincoln’s plan and required more loyalty from each state-

• True

• False

___________ were designed to limit the freedoms of the newly freed African Americans.

• White Codes

• Black Codes

• Blue Codes

• Slave Codes

Which amendment banned slavery?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 10th

Which amendment granted citizenship?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 10th

What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• To protect Southern farmers

• To give African Americans the right to vote

• To protect the political and social rights of African Americans.

Black codes in some states made it illegal for African Americans to own or rent farms-

• True

• False

To combat the black codes, Radical Republicans pushed the _________ through Congress. This law gave the federal government power to get involved in state affairs to protect African Americans' rights.

• White Codes

• Reconstruction Act of 1865

• Lincoln Law

• Civil Rights Act of 1866